Explore Cheeses

Explore cheese varieties from around the world, categorized by texture, milk type, and region.

Noord-Hollandse Edammer

Noord-Hollandse Edammer is a traditional Edam cheese made in the Province of Noord-Holland, Netherlands. It is known for its spherical shape with a flat top and bottom, weighing between

Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Malleable
Flavor: Distinctive taste

Queijo de Azeitão

Queijo de Azeitão is a traditional cheese from Portugal, specifically produced in the Palmela, Setúbal, and Sesimbra councils. It is a matured cheese made from raw sheep's milk, cardoon preparation, and salt. The cheese has a distinctive shape, being a …

Country: Portugal
Milk Type: Sheep
Texture: Semi-Soft
Flavor: Slightly piquant, a mix of sharp and salty

Queso de Murcia al vino

Queso de Murcia al Vino is a fatty, pressed cheese made from pasteurized Murcian goat’s milk in the Murcia region of Spain. It has a firm, elastic texture and a smooth, maroon-violet rind, which is developed by bathing the cheese …

Milk Type: Goat’s milk
Texture: Firm, elastic, uniform, creamy, unctuous
Flavor: Low-to-medium intensity, persistent

Urdă

Urdă, also found in Romania and other Balkan countries, is a fresh cheese made from whey, with the addition of milk and cream. It has a soft, crumbly texture and a mild, sweet flavor. Urdă is often used in desserts …

Country: Bulgaria, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine
Milk Type: Cow's, goat's or sheep's milk
Texture: Creamy, delicate
Flavor: High quality

Torta del Casar

Torta del Casar is a rich, creamy cheese from Extremadura in Spain, named after the town of Casar de Cáceres. It is made from sheep's milk and has a very creamy, almost liquid interior, with a strong, slightly bitter taste. …

Country: Spain
Milk Type: Sheep's milk
Texture: Very soft and spreadable
Flavor: Rich, slightly bitter

Boursin

Boursin is a soft, creamy cheese from France, famous for its smooth texture and herb-infused flavors. It is often made with garlic and fine herbs, but other varieties might include pepper or shallot and chive. Boursin is a spreadable cheese, …

Country: France
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Soft and creamy
Flavor: Garlic and herbs, pepper, or shallots and chive

Feta

Feta is a brined <a href="https://anycheese.com/glossary/cheese-curds/" title="Explore our detailed guide on cheese curds">curd</a> white cheese from Greece, made traditionally from sheep's milk, or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk. It is crumbly with a slightly grainy texture and …

Country: Greece
Milk Type: Goat's and sheep's milk
Texture: Soft, white, aged in brine
Flavor: Sharp to mild

Grana Padano

Grana Padano is a hard, granular cheese from Italy's Po River Valley. It is similar to Parmigiano Reggiano but aged for a shorter period, resulting in a milder, less crumbly texture. It’s made from partially skimmed cow's milk and often …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Crumbly
Flavor: Nutty

Caciocavallo-Style

Caciocavallo-Style cheese is a traditional southern Italian cheese made from cow's milk. It is typically shaped like a teardrop and is aged by hanging in pairs over a wooden beam. This cheese is known for its smooth, firm texture and …

Gamonedo

Gamonedo is a blue cheese from the Asturias region in northern Spain. It is unique due to its dual-smoking and blue-mold maturation process, giving it a distinct smoky flavor with spicy blue veins. The cheese is typically aged for several …

Country: Spain
Milk Type: Raw cow’s, sheep’s, and goat’s milk, or any combination. Breeds: Friesian, Asturiana de los Valles, etc.
Flavor: Buttery, slightly nutty

Queijo São Jorge

Queijo São Jorge is a traditional cheese from the Island of São Jorge in the Azores, Portugal. It is made from raw, whole cow's milk and is known for its firm consistency and yellow color. The cheese can be hard …

Country: Portugal
Milk Type: Cow
Texture: Firm consistency, hard or semi-hard
Flavor: Peppery, grassy

Paneer

Paneer is a fresh, unaged cheese common in Indian and Pakistani cuisine. Made from cow or buffalo milk, it has a mild flavor and a dense, crumbly texture that holds its shape when cooked. Paneer doesn't melt, making it ideal …

Country: Bangladesh and India
Milk Type: Cow's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semisoft, crumbly
Flavor: Mild, slightly milky

Silter

Silter is a traditional cheese from Italy, specifically produced in the mountainous regions of the Province of Brescia. It is a cylindrical cheese with a diameter of 34-40 cm and a weight of 10-16 kg after maturing. The cheese has …

Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Firm, crumbly, not very springy, with small to medium-sized eyes
Flavor: Mild, without bitterness; full-bodied and/or strong notes in very mature cheeses

Raschera

Raschera is an Italian semi-soft cheese from the Piedmont region. It is a PDO cheese made from cow’s milk, or a mixture of cow, sheep, and goat milk. It has a slightly crumbly texture and a fresh, milky flavor with …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: White or ivory with small and sparse eyes, elastic, and consistent
Flavor: Fresh and delicate in fresher cheeses, spicy, savory, and persistent in aged cheeses

Ser koryciński swojski

Ser koryciński swojski is a type of cheese from Poland. It is a ripened cheese made from whole cow's milk, which can be either raw or pasteurised. The cheese is known for its flattened spherical shape and fluted surface. It …

Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Fresh: Wet, very elastic; Matured: Moist, elastic; Ripe: Slightly moist, elastic
Flavor: Fresh: Mild and creamy; Matured: Slightly salty with a nutty overtone; Ripe: Dry, rather salty with a nutty taste

Brie-Style

Brie-style cheese is a soft cheese with a creamy, pale interior and a white, edible rind. It has a mild, buttery flavor with a hint of earthiness, making it a popular choice for cheese boards and appetizers. The texture is …

Époisses

Époisses is a strongly flavored, washed-rind cheese from Burgundy, made from cow's milk. It is known for its creamy texture and rich, intense flavor with hints of barnyard and bacon. The rind is washed with Marc de Bourgogne brandy during …

Country: France
Milk Type: Cow's Milk
Texture: Soft and creamy
Flavor: Subtle, fruity, distinctive, balanced

Monte Veronese

Monte Veronese is an Italian cheese made from cow's milk in the Lessinia region of the Veneto. It comes in two varieties based on aging: a younger, milder version aged for about a month, and an older, richer version aged …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Soft (young), Compact (aged)
Flavor: Sweet (young), Intense and tangy (aged)

Limburger

Limburger is a well-known cheese originally from the historical Duchy of Limburg, which is now divided among three countries: Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. This cheese is famous for its strong, pungent aroma and soft, creamy texture with a mild, …

Country: Belgium
Milk Type: Cow’s milk
Texture: Firm to spreadable
Flavor: Meaty, farmyard

Queso de Guía

Queso de Guía is a full-fat or half-fat cheese from Spain, produced in the municipalities of Gáldar, Moya, and Santa María de Guía in Gran Canaria. It is made primarily from Canary Island sheep’s milk, with up to 40% Canary …

Milk Type: Sheep (Canary Island breed), with up to 40% cow and 10% goat milk
Texture: Dense, compact, sometimes creamy
Flavor: Salty and acidic, with occasional bitterness and sharpness

Queijo Terrincho

Queijo Terrincho is a traditional cheese from Portugal, specifically from the Terra Quente region. It is made from the raw milk of Churra da Terra Quente sheep. The cheese is known for its distinct flavor and aroma, which become more …

Milk Type: Sheep's milk
Texture: Close and even, slightly buttery for Queijo Terrincho; hard, well-formed for Queijo Terrincho Velho.
Flavor: Intense smell, mild and clean for Queijo Terrincho; strong, balanced mixture of different smells for Queijo Terrincho Velho.

Pepato

Pepato is a variety of Pecorino that is studded with whole peppercorns, adding a spicy kick to the otherwise nutty and salty flavor of the sheep's milk cheese. This hard, granular cheese is excellent for grating over dishes to add …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Sheep's milk
Texture: Semi-hard, artisan
Flavor: Salty, spicy

Double Gloucester

Double Gloucester is a traditional British cheese made from cow's milk. It is known for its firm texture and rich, nutty flavor with a hint of sweetness. The cheese has a smooth, buttery consistency and a bright orange color, due …

Country: England
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Hard, artisan
Flavor: Smooth, tangy

Mahón-Menorca

Mahón-Menorca is a cow's milk cheese from the island of Menorca in the Balearic Islands. It has a square shape with rounded edges and is known for its orange rind and soft to hard texture depending on age. The flavor …

Country: Spain
Milk Type: Friesian, Menorcan, Brown Alpine cow’s milk, some ewe’s milk (max 5%)
Texture: Firm
Flavor: Salty and spicy

Queso de Acehúche

Queso de Acehúche is a traditional Spanish cheese made exclusively from raw goat’s milk from Murciana-Granadina, Florida, Malagueña, Retinta, and Verata breeds. It is produced in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, using enzymatic coagulation and matures for at least 40 …

Milk Type: Goat
Texture: Semi-hard, elastic, slightly moist
Flavor: Low saltiness, moderate acidity, low bitterness, low pungency, more pronounced in aged cheeses

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